![]() The versions for NES came in 1988, while the Game Boy version was published in 1990. ![]() You'll love this Double Dragon twice as much as any other. Hang in there, though, because this cart gets to be more fun as it rolls, punches, and kicks its way along. This challenge is not for the weak of arm (or thumb). If you find yourself tearing out your hair over the difficulty of the game, join the club. There are a few sound effects, such as a motorcycle roar and a chainsaw buzz, but they basically all sound the same. The music is funk for punks, and it adapts itself for different moods. Check out the subway ads for Chuck Rock, The Terminator, and other Virgin titles. The backgrounds are well-drawn and intricate, plus some clever advertising is thrown in. The game moves very fast (even faster than some of its 16-bit counterparts) and scrolls across the screen smoothly. The Game Gear graphics are spectacular with every sprite movement well-detailed. There are plenty more bruisers, and you can bet that Billy will have to fight 'em! Looks Like Fun In addition to end-level bosses, Billy will encounter maniac motorcycle mamas, chainsaw-wielding chumps, and firebreathing femme fatales, just to name a few. ![]() Desperate places require desperate people, and this cart is littered with enough malevolent miscreants to make San Quentin look like Sunnybrook Farm. This fist-rate adventure takes Billy through some desperate places, like the slums, the waterfront, and the subway. If you try to kick and end up with a somer-sualt, don't worry-it's not you. Your control of his movements is kind of haphazard. Beside his two staples, he can also somersault and pick up weapons, such as a gun, a baseball bat, a shotgun, and a crowbar. Using the two Game Gear buttons to punch and kick, Billy's got a few other moves up his t-shirt. You play Billy, one of the Lee brothers, who's on a quest to save his brother, Jimmy, from a fate that's worse.er, is death. Let’s hope Billy and Jimmy (and Marian and Matin) can keep the combo going.Double Dragon by Virgin is a one-player, side-scrolling beat-em-up that takes you through four murderous, multi-stage levels. Recent efforts from publisher DotEmu, specifically Streets of Rage 4 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, thankfully, have been excellent. Prior to that game, WayForward attempted to revive the beat-’em-up classic with 2013’s Double Dragon Neon.ĭouble Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is the latest (promising) attempt to keep the beat-’em-up genre alive. That game served as a legacyquel to Double Dragon 2, and received middling reviews. ![]() The most recent game in the Double Dragon franchise was 2017’s Double Dragon 4, which was developed by Arc System Works. Joining Billy and Jimmy in Rise of the Dragons are Marian - Billy’s girlfriend and the damsel in distress from the original Double Dragon, who appears here fully armed to the teeth - and Uncle Matin, who is described as a “riot-shield-wielding powerhouse.” Players will be able to tag in and out with different characters in two-player local co-op (online co-op is planned post-launch, Modus says).ĭouble Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is headed to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X sometime this summer.
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